Effect of Automation on the Productivity of a Coal Packaging Plant

Öz

Automation provides direct contribution to a country's economy and inputs to the manufacturing sector, and by means of automation taking place in many areas of mining industry, a safe, economical and efficient production can be realized for the sector in concern. Using the Malmquist index total factor productivity, this manuscript focused on and investigated the change in operational productivity of Western Lignite Corporation (WLC) as a result of the conversion of the packaging plant into a fully automated system. The results indicated that the productivity score would increase by 16.1% due to the conversion of the current system into a fully automated system. The operational productivity is also expected to increase considering the reductions in the amount of energy used, the number of workers employed and the number of production losses. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Coal packaging,Automation,Productivity,Malmquist total factor productivity

Kömür Torbalama Tesisi Verimliliğinde Otomasyonunun Etkileri

Öz

Ülke ekonomisine doğrudan yaptığı katkılar, imalat sektörüne sağladığı girdiler nedeniyle büyük öneme sahip olan madencilik sektörünün birçok alanında geliştirilen otomasyonlar ile emniyetli, ekonomik ve verimli üretim gerçekleştirilebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada Garp Linyitleri İşletmesi kömür torbalama tesisinin tam otomatik sisteme dönüştürülmesi neticesinde işletme verimliliğindeki değişim incelenmeye çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre torbalama tesisinin, tam otomatik sisteme çevrilmesi ile verimlilik değerinde %16,1’lik bir artış olacağı tespit edilmiştir. Kullanılan enerji miktarlarındaki, çalıştırılan işçi sayılarındaki ve üretim kayıplarındaki azalmalar dikkate alındığında işletme verimliliğinde de artış olacağı düşünülmektedir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kömür torbalama,Otomasyon,Verimlilik,Malmquist toplam faktör verimliliği

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